Blueridge Guitars: BR180A

If you are looking for a truly unusual guitar then the Blueridge BR180A Adirondack Top Craftsman Series Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar may be just what you are looking for! From the tip of her solid Adirondack spruce top to her solid East Indian Rosewood body and elegant one-piece mahogany neck, this great acoustic guitar will not only capture your eye and ear; she will capture your heart as well.

Built on a dreadnought body, the BR180A is no shrinking violet. Rather, she uses her depth of body and breadth of shoulders to produce the volume and resonance that have come to be associated with dreadnoughts and the deeply appealing tone that has made them the all-time favorite guitar style.

With the BR180A you not only get classic dreadnought styling, you get dreadnought styling that has taken it one step further with hand-carved parabolic top braces designed exactly as they were in prewar instruments. Add to that the classy rosette that just matches the high gloss finish of the lightly-aged top as well as abalone purfling, and you have a guitar that is as aesthetically pleasing as it is easy on the ear.

At ~$1,299, the Blueridge BR180A Adirondack Top Craftsman Series Dreadnought is not a cheap guitar. But neither is it one whose purchase you will regret. When you consider the fact that, in order to find a comparable tone, you would need to be looking at purchasing a Martin HD-28VS Acoustic Guitar which would run you someone in the vicinity of ~$3,399, making the Blueridge an incredible value.

Even so, you are not going to want to go without purchasing a hardshell case to protect your investment. The Epiphone Edread Dreadnought Hardshell Case only costs ~$97 and will fit your Blueridge BR180A Adirondack Top Craftsman Series Dreadnought like a glove.